Integrating Phosphorus Source and Soil Properties into Risk Assessments for Phosphorus Loss
Amy L. Shober*,a and
J. Thomas Simsb
a Dep. of Soil and Water Science, Univ. of Florida, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, Wimauma, FL 33598 b Dep. of Plant and Soil Sciences Univ. of Delaware Newark, DE 19716
Fig. 2. Effect of incorporation of organic P sources and KH2PO4 at 135 kg P ha1 on soil water-soluble P in a wide range of Mid-Atlantic soils at the 2-d sampling date. Values within the same soil with the same letter are not significantly different at P < 0.05 using Tukey's Studentized range test. M3-PSR = Mehlich-3 phosphorus saturation ratio; APL = alum-treated poultry litter; B1 = biological P removal + lime biosolids; B2 = lime + Al biosolids; B3 = lime + Fe biosolids; B4 = Fe-treated biosolids (Hampton Roads); B5 = Fe-treated biosolids (Back River); B6 = anaerobically digested biosolids; DM = liquid slurry pit dairy manure; F = fertilizer (KH2PO4); NPL = normal poultry litter; SM = liquid swine manure; U = unamended soil.
Fig. 4. Relationship between initial soil Mehlich-3 phosphorus saturation ratio (M3-PSR) of the eight Mid-Atlantic incubation soils and soil water-soluble phosphorus (WSP) after incubation for (a) 2 d and (b) 180 d following the incorporation of KH2PO4 (F), liquid swine manure (SM), and Fe-treated biosolids (B5) at 135 kg total P ha1.
Fig. 5. Prediction of soil water-soluble phosphorus (WSP) after incorporation of organic P sources and KH2PO4 into eight Mid-Atlantic soils using a Mehlich-3 phosphorus saturation ratio (M3-PSR)phosphorus source coefficient (PSC) rating system.